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January 17, 2005
Pictures of Siamese trait temperature sensitivity
Jennifer's cat, Pookah, has the Siamese trait and recently had to have his fur shaved to deal with an abscess. Because the trait is temperature sensitive, the shaved section grows in dark, so you can clearly see the path of the clippers in this picture:
For reference, here's a picture of the other hip:
UPDATE: By the way, the Siamese trait is actually the opposite of what it initially looks like. A Siamese is basically a dark cat with a gene that suppresses coloration in the warm areas, rather than a light cat with a gene that creates coloration in the cold areas. This is how tabbying works as well.
Posted by ekr at January 17, 2005 8:22 AM | Filed under: